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IA SF2062
Bill
Status
1/15/2026
Primary Sponsor
Sandy Salmon
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AI Summary
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Requires the Iowa Department of Education to annually distribute U.S. Department of Education guidance on constitutionally protected prayer and religious expression to all school board members, superintendents, principals, and teachers in public schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools.
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Mandates the department publish a link to federal religious expression guidance on its website and develop professional development training for school staff on constitutionally protected prayer and religious expression.
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Prohibits school districts from discriminating against or penalizing students for engaging in religious, political, or ideological speech or expressing such viewpoints in the same manner permitted for other students.
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Requires schools to allow students to express religious, political, or ideological viewpoints in class discussions, homework, artwork, and presentations without academic penalty based on content, while still permitting assessment using ordinary academic standards.
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Establishes civil penalties for violations, with the Department of Education required to develop a model policy that schools can adopt to ensure compliance with federal religious expression standards.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools and the duties of the department of education, and providing civil penalties.(See SF 2300.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2300. S.J. 282.
2/12/2026